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Sheila Lambert, 'unstoppable' philanthropist who created networks across the world, dies at 78

eJP
2026/01/06

Jewish New Yorkers rally outside Park East Synagogue, 2 weeks after anti-Israel protest there

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
2025/12/04

Controversial Israeli film 'The Sea' makes its North American premiere in NYC

The Times of Israel
2025/11/12

Israeli Film in the Time of Boycott

Jewish Telegraphic Agency
2025/11/05

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Press Archives (2024 / 2025)

I Love the Upper West Side / The Secret to Saul Zabar’s Success

JNS / Leading Jewish voices find hope for change amid deeply flawed human rights landscape

Eyewitness News ABC 7 / NYC communities celebrate freed hostages, hope for lasting peace

Unpacked / Yom HaZikaron with NY Hostage and Missing Families Forum at the JCC

Authority Magazine / Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Rabbi Joanna Samuels of Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Is Helping To Change Our World

Jewish Insider / Jewish women, the vibe shift and how we step back into building a just world

Jewish Telegraphic Agency / Israeli-style Michaeli Bakery opens a new outpost inside the JCC on the Upper West Side

Authority Magazine / Social Impact Heroes: Why & How Rabbi Joanna Samuels of Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Is Helping To Change Our World

CEO, Rabbi Joanna Samuels’ Passover feature on GoldaGuide.com / A Rabbi Answers All of Your Seder Questions

MMJCCM Receives Covenant Grant / Funding to launch Zimriyah: Jewish Belonging Through Song!

CEO, Rabbi Joanna Samuels’ eJewish Philanthropy Op-Ed / Jewish women, the vibe shift and how we step back into building a just world

JDAIM (Jewish Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion Month) / Jewish Hungary for All Abilities: Experiencing a More Inclusive Jewish World with JDC Entwine / Teen-Led Initiative Happy Hoops Launches, Uniting a Community Through Inclusive Basketball

Books That Changed My Life Festival / The JCC’s Books That Changed My Life Festival Returns for the 3rd Year! / Books That Changed My Life Festival Featuring Panel on Monsters in Literature

Michaeli Bakery Opens at the JCC / Israeli-style Michaeli Bakery opens a new outpost inside the JCC on the Upper West Side / Popular Israeli Bakery Opening at the JCC

Havdalah for the Hostages: / At a ‘Havdalah for the Hostages,’ New Yorkers feel cautious optimism about ceasefire deal

CEO, Rabbi Joanna Samuels on WPIX11 / Hanukkah set to begin

Letters from our CEO

My Favorite Day at the JCC
June 6, 2025

Wishing You a Meaningful and Joyous Passover
April 10, 2025

When in Doubt, Reach Out: A Message for Purim
March 13, 2025

Daring to Imagine
January 17, 2025

Planting the Seeds of Hope
November 1, 2024

Finding Possibility, Finding Purpose
October 2, 2024

Hope Is Our Birthright
September 6, 2024

A Community of Resilience, A Community of Hope
August 9, 2024

This Summer, Embrace Your Light
July 3, 2024

Seventy Ways to Celebrate
June 7, 2024

The Path from Sadness to Hope
May 10, 2024

Telling Our Story, Living Our Story
April 19, 2024

Built with Love, and Holiness
March 15, 2024